Friday, 24 February 2017

IS makes list of fugitive members in western Mosul, police arrest 18 in east

IS makes list of fugitive members in western Mosul, police arrest 18 in east

Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) The Islamic State has prepared a list of 143
members it accuses of escaping battles with security forces in western
Mosul, while 18 members were arrested by police in the eastern side of
the city.

“The group issued this morning the first list of 143 of its members
whom it described as ‘delinquent’ for having escaped front defense lines
in western Mosul,” a local source told Alsumaria News on Thursday.

According to the source, the group distributed the list among members
at its checkpoints and outposts in western Mosul in order to get
fleeing fighter arrested.
Iraqi government forces, backed by paramilitary troops, launched
Sunday a new phase of offensives against the Islamic State in Mosul,
targeting the liberation of the western region after taking control over
the east late January.

In eastern Mosul, Nineveh police chief, Brig. Gen. Wathiq
al-Hamadani, said his forces arrested 18 members from the Islamic State
at al-Qahera district.
Since recapturing the eastern section of Mosul, Islamic State
militants have attacked liberated areas in that area with drones and
sneaking militants, killing several civilians and security personnel.
Iraqi officials have also voiced fears that dormant IS cells in those
areas could pose a security threat.